Headlight-controller for vehicles.



L. R. LWAHT.

HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAII.25. I9IG.`

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UTE FATET FQ.

LEXVIS R. Ei/VART.

OF CODY, W-YOIVLING.

HEADLIGHT-CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed March 25, 19H5.

iiiies :ind iu the operation. i'oinhiiiution und .dwing-erneut. olE theheiernl tentures. :is more ,i riiiiilnrliy hereinziitei desri'ilied :indehiiined.

The oliiei't ot' the invention is to provide zizi niitoinohileliesidliglit-ioiitroller lili' nieiiiis oi ivliii-h the headlights :ire:iii'toiniitiezillv turned in :ii-i-orihini'e with the :ingle tiilien hythe t'ront .steeriug-wlieels ot' the :iiitonirliile. theielilv cruisingthe rays of light rzidin-ting l'roni the heiullights to he direi-ted inthe eolirse being 'followed by the nutoinohile. in :ieeordzinee with theposition of the steeiiiigii'lieels. which insures the 'tiillilliiiiiimtion ot' that portion ot' the roziilii'aiy .ilzirii is heilig:ipproiii'hed :ind which is to he trani-led over. vi'hieh is unieh moresatis- "iiietorligtliiin the present arrangement, coininonl",Y in use,in whieh the headlights :1re fixed on the liront, of the elias-iis ofthe nutoinohlv.

further .olijeet of iiiy invention in tn provide ii heinllightcontrollerwhich. h v direeting the rays ot light in the direi-tion in which theuutoniohile is proceeding. will. prevent ueeidentis. or :it least redueethein to i iiiiniiniiin degree. A

.-"l further olijeet olf in v invention is to provide i linidlight-eontroller whiih will lie :iiiteiniitiriilly operated hvniezinswr through the inediiiin, oi ii steering shaxit o; post.

further ohjeet oit' niy invention is to provide :i headlight-Controllerwhich is opernted liv inenns of :i rope or eiihle oper iiliivelyeonneicted to the steeriiii-sli-.ift or PUS.

[i still further object ot my invention is to provide ziheaidlight-eontroller which is eiinpie, inexpensive, and diirzihle iiiennstiiietion, :ind eiisnvlend et'eetive in operation. i!

Referring t0 the drawings, Figure l is :i

Specification of Letters Patent.

iiteiiteil Sept. 1,9, 15H6.

seriai No. 36,605.

top pliin view. inirtly-lirolien uwiiy; Fig. 2,

:i side view; Fig. I. ii i'eiir view ot' one of the. headlights; Fig. l.:i phin view. piii'tly inv seetion, o't' the .device for throwing thehezi l 6G lights out ot operation with the steeringwheel shaft or post.

in the drawings. in which lilieret'erenee rhiiriieti'irs denote likeparts throughout the .several views. l represents the iisiizil well- 65ltnoivn type ot' steering-wheel shiit't of :iny

iiiitonioliii'e provided with ii easing 2, having ii si)riiig-controlledbolt, 3 being the holt :ind l l the spiral' spring controlling theinoveinent ot' the sinne. v

. longitudiniilly-slidiihle sleeve 5 is mounted on the steering-wheelShaft '1, :ind ite lower edge is provided with ii curvedl notili i3.:idiipted to he engaged by the bolt S. while 'the exterior ot' itslupper end is pio- 75 vided with ii ring T. mounted in :in zinnulzirdepression S. rin ovriler to engage :1nd disengage the `Sleeve o tronithe holt 3, :i Siiitiilile rod i) 1S provided, whieh is slidzihlymounted in the y530 post li).y rising troni the tranne 1l oi the.iintoiiiohile, the lowerend ot the rod being pivoted to the ring' if andthe upper end passing' through the foot-hoard or rest 12 :ind adapted tohe ope 'ated by means of ii 85 lever 13, which .iniiy he operated hyhand or foot :is desired, and 14.15 i spiriil Spring Surrounding the rodJ und arranged, in connection with the foot-hoard, to retain the sleeve5 in its noriniil position in engiige- 90 nient with the holt 3.

l5 iind 16 :ire two tulies Supported on hriieltets 17, rising from the`Friiiiie oic the ziiiti'iinohile.y the lower end of the tiihe 15 beingtient and extended lnteriillv, :is :it 18, 95`

:ind the lower end of the tiihe lh being lient, und extended laterally,:is :it 1). Euch tube ie provided with :i nuinher of anti-frictionrolliirn 20.

'the hendligits 2l, preferably two in 100 niiniber, nreI eich mounted onn vertical shaft ii'liieh in turn is rotiitively mounted in ii.ver-tieni sleeve 23, supported in hriiifli'ets '.-l. iixed to theautomobile frame.

vvThe upper piirt oie the Slnit't 22 is provided 105 with :in integralring 25 :ind just below said ring with :i laiteriiily-projecting hize,26. The upper edge oi the sleeve is curved rear wzirdliY :inddownwardly, :is :it 27, und the lugl 2li engages :ind bears on saidcurved 110 edge, :ind spiral springs` 28, vconnected to the ring 25 andto the. sleeve 23, keep the vthe sleeve o lug 2G in constant engagementwith the curved edge of the sleeve, said spiral springs serving toprovidev or compensate fo' any vertical movement of the shaft and alsoto automatically return the headlights to their normal position facingforward. rlfhe lower cnd of each of the shafts is provided with an upperand a lower lug 28 and 2f), respectively, and 30 is alateraily-extending rod pivotally connected to said lugs 28.

Ropes pr cables 3l and 32, made of any suitable material. operativelyconnect the sleeve 5 with the lower lugs 2S) ofthe shaft 22. One end ofthe cable ll is secured to at the point 3 and extends through the tube1G over the rollers 2() and its other end is secured to the lower lug 29of the shaft' "22, at the left-hand side ,of thc automobile, while oneend of the cable :l2 is secured to the sleeve 5, at the point lll., andextends througlr the `tube l5 over the rollers :2O and its other end issecured to the lower lum-l of the shaft 22 at the rightlia-nd sideoilthe ,automobile T he'operation of the deslice is so evident lthat itis not thought necessary to recite the same.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specificdetails of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made inthe features of construction and arrangement in the iadaptation of tliedevine to various conditions of use without departing; from the spiritand scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve theright to all such variations and modifications as properly fall withinthe scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims. i

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is- 1. In aheadlight-controller, stationary sleeves, Shafts slidably mountedtherein having means for engaging the. upper edges of the said sleeves,headlights and collars, resilient means outside ot' said sleevesconnecting said collars and sleeves and adapted to turn the said shaftsand also move .them vertically, a steering-wheel shaft and meansoperatively connecting said shafts carrying the headlights with saidsteeringwheel shaft, Substantially as shown and described.

In a headliglitseontroller, stationary sleeves, shafts mounted in saidsleeves, naving lugs engaging and bearing on the upper edges of saidsleeves, headlights and collars, springs outside the said sleevesconnecting said collars and sleeves and adapted to turn the saidshaftsand also move them vertically. a steering-.vlieel shaft and means foroperatively connecting said shafts carrying the headlights with saidsteeringwheel shaft. substantially as shovn and described.

Il. ln a headligld-controller, stationary sleeves having curved uppeiedges, shafts slidalily mounted in said sleeves having lugs for engagingthe curved edges of said sleeves. headlights and collars, resilientmeans outside the said sleeves connecting said sleeves and collars, saidresilient means sleeves, headlights collars integral with said shafts.springs connected at their upper ends to said collars and at their lowerends to said'sleevcs and adapted to return the said shafts to theirnormal positions, suhstantialliv as shown and described.

in a headlight-controller, stationary sleeves having cam-shaped upperedges, ro-

tatablc and vertically movable shafts having headlights, integralcollars and laterally projecting lugs which normally bear on thecam-shaped edges of the sleeves, and means for allowingr the verticalmovement of said 'shafts moving them axiallyand returning them to theirnormal positions, eomprising springs cfinnectcd at their upper ends tosaid collars and at their lower-'ends to Said sleeves. substantially asshown and de-- scribed. y

ln testimony whereof l alllx my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

Llll-l'tl R. EVJART. lili tn esses Ka'rimnmr. ll essaim, l?. lf.lllcGi-af..

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